Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-01
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

A BRIGHT young niece OF Maria Nit
chell of Nassar, is one of the proof readers
on the new Century dictionary.
KING MILAN of Seryia has been mar
tyr TO toolhache and neuralgia ever since
his little fuss with Bulgaria. lie ascribes
his trouble to exposure in the field.
JENNIE JUNE has stepped into her new
place as editor of Godeys Ladys Book,
and begun her tasks rs encrgetically rs ii
she had not thirty years and more OF busy
pen and labor behind her.
KATE SANBoRN describes Prof. Felix
Adler rs a tall aud rather distinguished
looking man, pale and scholarly. with a
bald and coniCal head close shaver beard,
and full of what he has 10 say--nO con
seriousness in positions or manner.
LOUISA VI. ALCoTT, now and then as
special favor, accorded to party Of school
girls on pilgrimage to Concord oitcncr
than anybody else perhaps, takes from her
desk ali old fashioned portfolio and cNhib.
its a quantity Of sketches after Turner
made by her artist sister, the original of
Amy in Little Women" who married
and died abroad
THE cabinet Of President Pierce was'un
disturbed by designations throughout his
term of Office Such record is unparai
leled in the history of the republic. Two
members of the famous cabinet alone sur
vivc. One is jefferson Davis. who was
Secretary of War, and is now - years of
age The other is eX-Judgc Campbell, of
Philadelphia, who was POstmastcr-Gereral
under Pierce. He is now -. is in good
health, and lives quietly in the Quaker
city.
GEN. SAMUEL GREIG, formerly Russian
Minister of Finance, who has just died,
was of Scotch extraction. His father and
grandfather were Russian admirals of dis
tinction. lie settled the expenses Of the
Turkish war ca and ~ for 300, 900, 600
rublcS In 1850 he contracted a metallic
loan without restoring 20 the assistance Of
foreign syndicatcs He devised a system
of taxes yielding u ,000, 600 rubeS "a year,
but he was deposcd by a court intrigue
and Russia now regrets II.
Mrs. HELEN NJ. AVERY Of the Interior
Department is the most accomplished pen
woman among the 1000 and more Gov
eminent clerks. The President Is "A great
admircr Of her penmanship, and frequently
refers TO il in complimentary terms when
it comes rs il often does. under his observ-
ance. Mrs. Avery is also clever pen-and
ink artist. She does hcrWork rapidly and
apparently without cllor,. Her dutic5 oc-
cupy about two hours day and her
salary is 81 600 per annum.
Lucy LAECoM and Whittier have GOOD
deal of liking for each others society, and
it happens now and then that the Quaker
poet leaves his retreat at Oak Knoll. Dan
ycrS, Mass, where hc spends more OF hi,
time of late years than at Amcsbury, 90
make one Of his rare trips 10 the village.
meeting Miss Larcom AZ the house OF a
common friend. There under the gam
brel roof that Miss LarCom has common
Grated in sprightly verse the two hold com
munion while the practical villagers pass
ing outside irreyercntly grumble not a ltilC
at Whitticr's inyctcralc habit of tying hi,
horse and leaving him standing across the
sidewalk
"OF late years the Treasury has been
presided over by comparatively old men,
writes a Washington spOndcnt. Fol
Ger was G3 years old when he WAS ap
pointed, Sherman was nearly 60, and Bout
well and Chase were well up i'm years
Manning was 81, and cray had begun Ca
sprout in Gresham beard before Arthur
chose him, and McCu.loch !, an old man
Hamilton organized the Treasury depart
ment at 81 Oliver WolCott, Iii, successor
was 30, and the first seven Sccrctarie,
were under 30 at the time of their appoint
ment Men grew faster in pioneer days
Gallatin was just 40 when he became JEFF
fcrson's Secretary of the Treasury, and
after serving about fourteen years he wa
about the ace of Manning when first ap
pointed. Dexter, who preceded Gallatin
was 40. ~
Mr.. r. G.. HEAD. president of the Inter
National Range association, has had q
characteristic Western career Born il
Missouri he went to Texas while yet boy
and there made his first money in gather
ing bones and horns on the plains WhcI
older he went TO work rs "a cowboy at d
salary of SO a month. In various way
he managed to accumulate 5000, which
he invested in the cattle business. bu
through the incompctcncy or rascality Of
/ those he trusted all was lost. He AGAR
/ went To work a. a cowboy and accumu
/ lated little money. and then entered OF
/ the business Of driving cattle north II,
made money rapidly thus. and attracting
/ attention by his ability, was given charg,
/ Of the Prairie Land and Cattle company
at salary Of $50 600 per annum. Fol
! three years hc continued in control, Whcr
the company desiring TO curiail expenses,
offered him a salary of $1,000, which A'
refused The COMPANY failed soon after